The Northern Marianas College would be welcoming back its students to the As Terlaje campus tomorrow, about four months after Super Typhoon Yutu damaged most of its buildings.

NMC interim president Frankie Eliptico told Saipan Tribune yesterday that they would be giving away burgers, hotdogs, and other snacks for their students who will be returning for morning classes tomorrow, Feb. 20, 2019.

Eliptico

There will be no formal rites tomorrow for the resumption of morning classes. However, one would be done in the future, Eliptico said, adding that members of the CNMI Legislature have been invited, along with Federal Emergency Management Agency and Army Corps of Engineers representatives.

“This is a very important day for us because the students would be coming back to the As Terlaje campus for the first time since Super Typhoon Yutu, so the day carries a lot of meaning with it,” he said.

“It is a very informal, organic event to welcome back our students. We will be having a more formal event much later.”

Twenty-two of NMC’s 27 on-campus buildings sustained severe damage while only two of the 37 available classrooms survived the super typhoon in late October 2018.

Currently, Eliptico added that there are about 1,250 students attending the college.

Along with food, which Eliptico noted would be distributed from 11am to 1pm, school supplies would also be given away tomorrow.

Erwin Encinares | Reporter

Erwin Charles Tan Encinares holds a bachelor’s degree from the Chiang Kai Shek College and has covered a wide spectrum of assignments for the Saipan Tribune. Encinares is the paper’s political reporter.

Disclaimer: Comments are moderated. They will not appear immediately or even on the same day. Comments should be related to the topic. Off-topic comments would be deleted. Profanities are not allowed. Comments that are potentially libelous, inflammatory, or slanderous would be deleted.

Privacy Settings

This site uses functional cookies and external scripts to improve your experience. Which cookies and scripts are used and how they impact your visit is specified on the left. You may change your settings at any time. Your choices will not impact your visit.

NOTE: These settings will only apply to the browser and device you are currently using.

Advertising

These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms.

You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not then work. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information.

Preferences

These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms.

You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not then work. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information.

Marketing

These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms.

You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not then work. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information.

Necessary

These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms.

You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not then work. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information.